PROJECT OVERVIEW

Located at 1302 Edward L. Grant Highway in the Bronx, PS 468X is a new five-story and cellar building consisting of a primary school with pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first through fifth grade classrooms. The school showcases how architectural precast concrete can deliver both performance and design flexibility in a dense urban setting.

Universal Concrete Products supplied the precast facade, which paired a thin brick veneer finish, formliner, and insulation to meet the project’s ambitious aesthetic and performance requirements. By fabricating the envelope components offsite to PCI stringent design and quality standards, the team delivered a low maintenance, durable building enclosure with a long service life.

PRECAST SOLUTION

The result? A beautiful, resilient, and thermally efficient building that meets New York City’s stringent sustainability mandates while providing a modern, welcoming environment for students.

PCI-Certified Precast Producer

 Universal Concrete Products Stowe, PA. 

Owner

 NYC-SCA

General Contractor

Navillus, Inc; Bronx, NY

Architect-of-Record

SBLM Architects, New York, NY

Engineer-of-Record 

Silman Structural Engineers, New York, NY

Thin Brick Supplier

Belden Tri-State Materials

Transportation Partner 

Summers Trucking

Key Project Attributes

• Precast concrete was selected to provide unique architectural exterior walls within a realistic budget.
• Multiple precast concrete colors, Taylor Clay gray, cream, and white brick blend.
• Light and medium sandblast finishing.
• Prefabricated facade system enabled an accelerated construction timeline, providing a timely solution for an educational institution with tight scheduling requirements.  

Project/Precast Scope

• This project features 176 precast panels, totaling 40,375 sq. ft.  
• Thin brick cladding and insulated wall panels with formliner help to achieve its refined architectural aesthetic 
• 4" XPS insulated precast wall panels
• Custom "Picture Frame" window systems